Artificial Intelligence Ethics

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Digital technologies, and the artificially intelligent systems making them possible, have taken over our lives, from cell phones to cloud computing to voting. But where does ethics come in, and who decides what is ethical? How can we think clearly about issues of privacy, monopoly, free speech, autonomy, racism, misogyny, and equality? What is the relationship between humans and technology, and what should it be? This course, hosted by Duquesne?s Carl G. Grefenstette Center for Ethics in Science, Technology, and Law, will examine a wide variety of topics in artificial intelligence, including algorithmic bias, machine learning, and transhumanism. The course will empower students to thoroughly appraise the ethical concerns in science and technology through a Catholic lens.